2005 Crickets vs. Sweetwater

Article by Jeff McQueen
Photos by Jammie Graves

                       1st    2nd   3rd   4th  Final 
Loudon Crickets         16      0     0     8     24
Sweetwater Crickets      0      0     6     6     12

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2005 Crickets vs. Sweetwater Article by Jeff McQueen Photos by Jammie Graves 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Loudon Crickets 16 0 0 8 24 Sweetwater Crickets 0 0 6 6 12 Before the game started, representing “The Red” were Captains #6 Layne Parks, #8 Ben Johnson, #22 Jesse Smallen, and #23 Isaiah Lowe. Loudon won the coin toss and wanted the ball. The Cricket offense went right to work. A six play drive started on the 35 yard line and ended with a 33 yard touchdown scamper by none other than #88 Jacob Crabtree! #26 Dylan “Pickle” Russell added the conversion points. 3:06 had ticked off the first quarter clock. The Big Red defense took care of business and recovered a Sweetwater fumble. Covering that loose pigskin was #52 Triston Ridings! On the move, the Cricket “O” converted that turnover into seven points. #23 Isaiah Lowe vaulted into the end zone from the 29 yard line, and with Crabtree’s conversion the scoreboard reads 16-0, Loudon. Two touchdowns in 41 seconds – not too shabby! The second quarter was a defensive stalemate, so the half time score stood at 16-0. Sweetwater out scored Loudon six to zip in the third period to pull closer at 16-6. But in the final stanza, #26 Dylan “Pickle” Russell pounded across from the one yard line. Breaking into the scoring column was #22 Jesse Smallen, with a three yard run that rang up the two conversion points. Still fighting, the Wildcats were not through with our end zone yet and scored their second touchdown of the second half. #25 Jordan Ervin scored both Wildcat touchdowns on runs of 58 and 65 yards. Powered by big offensive performances from #26 Dylan “Pickle” Russell and #88 Jacob Crabtree, the Crickets improved to 5-1 on the season. “Pickle” churned out 94 yards on nine rushes, while Crabtree tallied 16 carries for 115 yards. Key defenders were #44 Colton Brown, Crabtree, and Smallen who each added five tackles. The Crickets (5-1) generated total offense of 259 yards on 38 rushes for three touchdowns, and three 2-pt. conversions. Stats: 1st Downs: 8 Penalties: 6 for -35 yards Fumbles: 8, lost 1 #23 Isaiah Lowe: (1) carry for 29 yds and (1) TD #44 Colton Brown: (3) carries for 10 yds and (5) tackles #26 Dylan “Pickle” Russell: (13) carries for 94 yds, (1) TD, (1) 2-pt. conv, (4) tackles, and a fumble recovery #88 Jacob Crabtree: (16) carries for 115 yds, (1) TD, (1) 2-pt. conv, and (5) tackles #6 Lane Parks: (1) carry for 3 yds #2 Brody “The Rough Rider” Houston: (1) carry for 2 yds and (1) tackle #41 Nate Rohen: (1) carry for 1 yd and (1) tackle #22 Jesse Smallen: (1) carry for 3 yds, (1) 2-pt. conv, and (5) tackles #41 Nate Rohen: (1) carry for 2 yds and (1) tackle #61 Cody Townson: injured reserve #34 Marcus Howard: (2) tackles #52 Tristan Ridings: (2) tackles and (1) fumble recovery #59 Josh “The Bull” Silvey (of the Silvey Mafia): (2) tackles #50 Noah “The Hammer” Hughes: (2) tackles #8 Ben Johnson (of “Team Johnson”): (1) tackle #73 Richie “The Hulk” Trout: (3) tackles #32 Dylan “Cucumber” Russell: (1) tackle #98 Cole Fritts: (1) tackle #80 Logan Seward: (2) tackles In the Super Crickets game that was played before the varsity Cricket game, your Loudon Super Crickets lost 14-0. For Sweetwater #11 Joseph Tyler Latham scored on runs of 47 and 51 yards. The bright spot for Loudon was #41 Nate Rohen who was stopped just short on a 67 yard break-a-way run.